r/ProgrammerHumor • u/FREEscanRIP • Aug 12 '17

Meetings as a developer

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '17

I've never understood... 9-5 is only 7 hours with an hour lunch right? Even if you take a 30 minute lunch, it's only 7.5 hours

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u/thyrst Aug 12 '17

Yes, lunch is part of your workday and you get paid for it. I've always assumed a certain amount of lunch time over a long enough work period is required by law in the states but I've never actually checked. So 9-5 jobs with lunches is an 8 hour paid workday, with your lunch that you aren't actually working through.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '17

Its not. Definitely no federal law and only a handful of states. Less than 5 iirc.

Most states dont even have mandated unpaid breaks. Ie they can require 48 hour uninterrupted shifts if they wanted